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comradesExplanation MRS GQINEBE: On the 19th of March 1990 the Comrades were giving people some stands, vacant stands and as they were soldiering that, I do not know what happened later on, but the police came and the police started shooting and people ... thereafter? --- He realised that they were having internal fights. They said they were Inkatha during the day but in the evening they were Comrades and they turned against them until such time that he had to run away and he joined the ... ... be represented properly. As I was told that Mr Dehal is the one who would be able to represent us in a proper manner and as we expect him to do as comrades. He's got some background, because he got some information from the other comrades and he was told that since we've been there in prison we ... ... myself from my activities and, in any event, I went on trying to do, finish my schooling, but, as you know, we were all connected somehow so your Comrades would know you by name or by face. Later on I got involved again, like, within the SRC and I was chosen again to be the Chairperson of the ... MR BLOU: Yes, they are comrades he used to go with. But now those comrades I think they are also in Port Elizabeth. MR GULENI: An R4 rifle. We followed the comrades who were coming from Umtata as they came to the office as we were still reporting about this story, and when Mr Mfeketho was taking me home, these comrades proceeded to the school, after getting the report. After coming back from home, when we ... MR BIKO: I went to reconnoitre the target, the place and check the target for two days. On the third day I was given an order to go and attack the target. There were other comrades that I was going to meet with from Zukile, three comrades. I was going to meet with them. While I was still there, one of my comrades, comrade Moses Mahone was handcuffed, was chained in the legs and I could see that the comrade was injured. Yes, I am going to tell the story where it all started. In 1985 when the struggle started here in Colesberg. My father was one of the comrades here in Colesberg who decided in 1985 who were being harassed by the police and constantly detained. He would be detained for fourteen days. And that ... ... I talked it out with Pumelele and whilst we were still confused and having an intention to do something in retaliation of Comrade Chris, the comrades from Flagstaff arrived having the same idea. It's then when we began to plan as to what, how are we going to retaliate and as it has ... In 1986 on the 3rd of March, I think it was Monday if I am not mistaken. It was in the afternoon I was at home, comrades arrived, it was four or five of them. They were asking about Christopher who is my son. I told them that he took money from me telling me that he is just going to work. ... who was a sell out and he said I’ve done something to the boers. Or maybe in the community where I am living there is someone or maybe among the comrades that I am working with, there is someone who has said to the boers I have done ... to walk on foot. As I was walking, there was some angry shouts, the Witdoeke are there and they already are in site KTC and we ran with a number of comrades who were there and we went towards KTC, next to the (indistinct), to stop at (indistinct). There were two Hippos. They came very close to ... MR XUNDU: Comrades Skumiso Nxunuba was also my friend, close friend so through that we knew each other, he was even known by my parents and I'm even known by his parents. And Togela Mlangwesa, I once lived at his home, I think for something like a month ...[indistinct]. That is how it is possible ... I was taken in Whittlesea so they should direct those questions to the guys who were or comrades who were living in Queenstown. But they couldn’t believe what I was telling them they were saying that I had more information because in 1979 - 1979 around December I was arrested in Queenstown in ... ... within the camp and what happened is that during 91, that was a massive year where most of these agents who infiltrated, organised innocent comrades within the camp and mobilised them to steal property within the premises and go and see it to the local peasants ... ... They told the white men that this was our student and we are here to comfort the family and they were told not to stay for a long time. Even the comrades were not allowed in. They used to come to sing and the police used to come in and to chase these ... MR SCHOON: I should imagine Sir, that it was myself and Jenny and the two comrades involved in SANA. At that time, I remember distinctly, the ANC and comrades here were aware that the major sources of insecurity to communities, the major sources of attack against communities, were actually fermented and organised and perpetrated by elements from within the Security Forces of the State. MRS KALOLI: At the end of 1985 KTC was burning. There were Witdoeke in KTC and the comrades came to my house. They said to my son let us go and extinguish the fire in KTC. So they helped me get out the clothes. He left with them, and he left. He stayed there for a while. We heard gun shots and ... |